Field experiments on bioturbation in salt marshes (Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Smyrna, DE, USA): Implications for sea-level studies

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 139-149

  Leorri, Eduardo ^a,b   Martin, Ronald E ^c   Horton, Benjamin P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioturbation; Burial rates; Salt marsh; Sea level; Temporal resolution

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; BIOTURBATION; BURIAL DIAGENESIS; FIELD METHOD; MARINE SEDIMENT; MIXED LAYER; SALTMARSH; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SPRING (SEASON); SUMMER;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

SMYRNA;

EID: 66049105074     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1183     Document Type: Article

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